APT / THREAT GROUP

LOWBALL

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

LOWBALL, uses the legitimate Dropbox cloud-storage

service to act as the CnC server. It uses the Dropbox API with a hardcoded bearer access token and has the ability to download, upload, and execute files. The communication occurs via HTTPS over port 443.

Threat Analysis

LOWBALL is a known-sophistication threat actor of undetermined national origin, engaged in cyber operations with a primary motivation of unknown activity patterns.

External References

→https://kindredsec.com/2019/08/12/an-overview-of-public-platform-c2s/

→https://kindredsec.wordpress.com/2019/08/12/an-overview-of-public-platform-c2s/

→https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/11/china-based-threat.html

Quick Facts

TypeAPT / Threat Group

Aliases2

Also Known As

win.lowballLOWBALL

External Intelligence

Malpedia: win.lowball

Research Links

MITRE ATT&CK VirusTotal Google (news) Twitter/X search

Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.

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